Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023

Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations: compliance requirements

63. (1) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations may specify arrangements for—

(a) the preparation by a buyer or supplier of an annual compliance report in respect of compliance with Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations, and

(b) the submission of annual compliance reports to the regulator.

(2) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations may require the maintenance of specified records by trading partners in the agricultural and food supply chain in relation to the sale or supply of products.

(3) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations may specify—

(a) the nature or type of information, documents or records that are to be maintained and kept by trading partners in the agricultural and food supply chain, and

(b) the length of time for which information, documents or records shall be kept.

(4) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations may make provision about the designation and training of staff in trading partners in the agricultural and food supply chain to be responsible for—

(a) coordination of compliance with Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations, and

(b) the dissemination of information to other staff about the implementation of Agri‑Food Unfair Trading Regulations.